| 2021 | Midnight Atlanta | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Gold Dagger | |
| 2018 | Lightning Men | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Dagger | |
| 2017 | Lightning Men | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2016 | Darktown | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2016 | Darktown: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Darktown: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Darktown | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Historical Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Revisionists | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2008 | The Last Town on Earth | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Last Town on Earth | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Last Town on Earth | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 50 | |